Thunder-Bird Charm (Piesikan) Item Number: E395315-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Gift of Mathew Cowboy, 1932 who made it up for Dr. Cooper, supposedly in old style. Oblong, black wool front, and speckled red cotton behind on a semi-stiff inside. Bound in blue ribbon on edge, decorated with large open hour-glass shaped design in red, white and blue beads, also 4 beaded outline designs of animals - bird , deer, beaver and another border design of small blue & orange beaded triangles. Sacred kept hidden, worn only when hunting. Supposed to represent the thunder-bird achieved in a dream."
Item History
- Made in Quebec, Canada
- Collected by Rev. John M. Cooper in Quebec, Canada
- Received from Catholic University Of America on July 6, 1956
What
- Name
- Thunder-Bird Charm (Piesikan)
- Identification Number
- E395315-0
- Type of Item
- charm
Who
- Culture
- Montagnais, Rupert House and Cree
- Field Collector
- Rev. John M. Cooper
- Received from
- Catholic University Of America
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Quebec, Canada
- Collected in
- Quebec, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on July 6, 1956
Other
- Accession Number
- 211312